James Cosmo
Acting
Biography
James Cosmos (born 24 May 1948) is a British actor, known for his film roles in Highlander, Braveheart, the film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Trainspotting, The Last Legion, Troy, and 2081.
He is also a staple of British television, with credits in hundreds of television shows, Cosmo made a name for himself playing Scottish "tough guy" characters.
As actor 189
Game of Thrones
2011
Midsomer Murders
1997
Castle
2009
Death in Paradise
2011
Troy
2004
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Casualty
1986
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
Heartbeat
1992
Shetland
2013
Chernobyl
2019
Minder
1979
The Professionals
1977
Merlin
2008
Screen Two
1985
ITV Playhouse
1967
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
The Wednesday Play
1964
Celebrity Big Brother
2001
His Dark Materials
2019
The Persuaders!
1971
The Bill
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The Sweeney
1975
Braveheart
1995
Wonder Woman
2017
Taggart
1983
FlashForward
2009
Trainspotting
1996
UFO
1970
The Durrells
2016
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
The Bay
2019
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025
Highlander
1986
Crossbow
1987
Churchill's People
1974
Hostage
2025
Case Histories
2011
Strangers
1978
Take the High Road
1980
The House of Eliott
1991
The Colour of Magic
2008
Ben-Hur
2016
Hammer House of Horror
1980
Rebus
2000
The Name of the Rose
2019
Karen Pirie
2022
Outlaw King
2018
Voidance
2026
Nightsleeper
2024
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
T2 Trainspotting
2017
Super Gran
1985
Survivors
1975
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
Cleopatra
1999
House on the Hill
1981
The Last Legion
2007
Fear
2025
Emma
1996
SS-GB
2017
New Worlds
2014
The Morrigan
2026
Ivanhoe
1997
The Hole in the Ground
2019
The Beast Within
2024
Skylines
2020
Six Four
2023
Lytton's Diary
1985
Treasure Island
1990
The Four Feathers
2002
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
2026
Roughnecks
1994
Highland Cops
2023
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013
Battle of Britain
1969
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005
Stag
2016
Moonwalkers
2015
Preschool
2026
Kidnapped
1979
Hold the Sunset
2018
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
Little House on the Prairie
2005
Amélia & Duarte
2015
Whisky Galore
2016
We Still Kill the Old Way
2014
Malevolent
2018
Ashes in the Snow
2018
Easter Tales
2000
In Darkness
2018
Get Duked!
2019
Thundercloud
1979
The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015
Eliminators
2016
Hotel Caledonia
Estranged
2015
Badger
1999
Biggles
1986
Half Light
2006
The Three Musketeers
2023
The Boogeyman
2014
The Clan
2009
To End All Wars
2001
The Reckoning
2004
Running Scared
1986
No Saints for Sinners
2011
Hammer of the Gods
2013
Young Winston
1972
Sweet Dreams
2003
Futureshock: Comet
2008
Winners and Losers
1989
All the Queen's Men
2001
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000
The Justice Game
1989
Follow the Dark
Ain't Misbehavin'
1997
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002
Jagame Thandhiram
2021
Salvable
2025
Citadel
2012
Bunker: Project 12
2016
The Nightmare Man
1981
The Last Redemption
2025
The Match
1999
The Kindred
2021
Golden Wedding
1998
Assault
1971
The Sharp End
1991
Where Have I Been All Your Life?
2007
One Night in Emergency
2010
The Santa Incident
2010
The Nightwatch
1989
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
Breath
2022
Ransom for a Pretty Girl
1966
My Sailor, My Love
2022
The Key
1995
The Runway
2010
London Heist
2017
The Christmas Candle
2013
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008
Outcast
2010
Can You Hear Me?
2025
Santa / Claws
1997
The Master of Ballantrae
1984
Get Lucky
2013
The Pyramid Texts
2015
Sutherland's Law
1972
Breakdown
2016
Stormy Monday
1988
2081
2009
The Nightmare Man
1981
Monochrome
2016
One Last Chance
2004
Sovereign's Company
1970
Honest
2000
Doomwatch
1972
Dick Barton: Special Agent
1979
The Fool
1990
Dark Signal
2016
Tomorrow
2019
The Professional
1973
The Glass Man
2011
Man Dancin'
2004
One More Kiss
1999
Split Second
1999
Sin Bin
1994
Off Grid
2019
Codename: Kyril
1988
Living Apart Together
1982
Billy and Zorba
1999
Sunset Heights
1999
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
Songs for Amy
2012
Operation Julie
1985
The Stone Tape
1972
The Golden Scallop
2013
The Duna Bull
1972
Solid Air
2003
The Narnia Code
2009
Lives of the Saints
2007
Donkeys
2010
Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre
2018
Forget Me Not
2019
Darkness Comes
2018
Shadow Boxer
2019
Reflections Upon the Origin of the Pineapple
2000